Fence-post.



E. E. DAUGHERTY.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2B, i917.

1,302,772. Patented May 6, 1919.

INVENTOR flfief/i/iiiazyfif/fi WITNESSES ATTDRTEY FENCE-POST.

, isoama Specification of Letters Patent.

application filed August 28, 1917. I Serial No. 188,619.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMn'r'r E. DAUGH- ERTY, a citizen of the United States, residing.

including means whereby the post may be taken up and moved in less time and with less trouble than has been previously experienced.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide. a device of the above mentioned character which is so formed as to enable one to remove all of the cross-wires of the fence at the same time.

A further object of my invention is to pro vide a device of the above mentioned character including reinforced at 1ts base and held in a more stable osition.

A still further object is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which is strong, durable, efficient in practice and may-be manufactured at a minimum cost.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

Tn the accompanying drawings forming a part of the description and wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure l is a front elevation of the device, showing the cross wires of a fence secured thereto.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 -3 of 1, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line H of Fig. l.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodimer t ofmy invention, theflnumeral 5 desighates my fence post, which is formed of a sheet of metal and which is provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending means whereby the post is.

spaced slots 6 in the center thereof. The

lower longitudinal edges 7 of the post are cut away diagonally inward as more clearly shown in Fig. 1. This metal is folded at its center and longitudinally to form eyes 8, and the longitudinal edges 9 of the metal are then bent at equal distances from this edge, at right angles to the eyes, and in opposite directions to each other. The portion below the lowermost slot, which forms the eyes in the upper part, is pressed inwardly upon itself so that the outer end of the folded portion is arranged inside the inner end of said folded part to form the reinforced rib 10, as is more clearly shown in Fig. 4.

The cross wires are inserted in the slots 6, after which the rod 11 is passed down through the openings in the eyes, and is then bent at its ends as shown by the numeral 12.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in size; shape, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the-invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Havin described my invention ll claim 1. A ence post consisting of a single sheet of metal, folded longitudinally, and having the free longitudinal edges of said metal bent in opposite directions and at right angles to said folded portion, said folded portion being pressed inwardly upon itself so that the outer end of said folded portion is arranged inside the inner end of said folded portion to reinforce the post.

' 2. A fence post consisting of an elongated single sheet of metal folded longituinally upon itself, the lower folded portion being again folded upon itself to reinforce the post.

3. A fence post consisting of a single elongated sheet of metal having a series of spaced slots intermediate its longitudinal sides and extending longitudinally of the sheet from a point approximately half the sheet to the upper end thereof, said sheet being folded longitudinally intermediate its sides and having its longitudinal edges or Patented May 6, 1919..

sides bent in opposite directions, and said In testimony whereof I aflix my signature folded portion below the lowermost slot bein presence of two Witnesses.

ing bent inwardly upon itself so that the EMMETT E. DAUGHERTY.

outer end of said folded portion is arranged Witnesses: 5 inside the inner end of the folded portion to C. M. COULTER,

reinforce the post. i M. E. CORNETT. 

